Verdi: Don Carlos (Five-act French version) BLU-RAY
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Verdi: Don Carlos (Five-act French version) BLU-RAY
Roberto Alagna, Karita Mattila, Thomas Hampson / Orchestre de Paris & Chœur du Théâtre du Châtelet, Antonio Pappano (conductor), Luc Bondy (director)
[ Warner Classics Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc ]
Release Date: Monday 3 February 2014
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Suitable for General Audiences
Directed for video by YVES ANDRÉ HUBERT
Executive Producer BEATRICE DUPONT
Set in 16th-century France and Spain, Don Carlos tells of the political and amorous rivalry between King Philip II and his son, Don Carlos, over Elisabeth de Valois. Boasting an international cast in one of Verdi's most popular operas, Luc Bondy's moving production is the original French version restored to five acts.
Recorded live at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, in March 1996 and re-mastered in high-definition from the original master tape.
Region-free NTSC (compatible with all modern PAL players)
Dolby Digital audio 5.0 surround & L-PCM stereo / 4:3
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
"captures Roberto Alagna in full bloom in his finest Verdi role, with Karita Mattila an elegant yet sensual Elisabetta and Waltraud Meier a coruscating but still supremely classy Eboli." (Katherine Cooper)
